Myth and Epic Day 5

Big Idea: Ideology, utopia, and imagination

Nuance Academy: Prepositional Phrase

After today I should be able to: discuss a complex text with my peers.

Reading: You should have two books read by October 1st.

Agenda:

1. Write 10 sentences that start with a prepositional phrase.
1. Start with a loose sentence.
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he rewrote it.
2. Rewrite it starting with a prepositional phrase.
1. Before writing the essay, Mr. White carefully planned it.
3. Here are some more examples. You can use these ideas, but change them to make your own sentence.
1. After breakfast, I headed out the door to catch my train.
2. Inside the house, the children were playing a noisy game of tag.
3. Above the clouds, the sky was a beautiful blue.
4. Behind the shed, the dog buried its bone.
5. Before school started, I finished all my homework.
6. Across the field, the cows were grazing quietly.
7. Below the surface, fish swam around the coral reef.
8. Among the trees, birds were singing happily.
9. Throughout the night, the crickets chirped loudly.
10. Around the block, kids rode their bikes fast.
2.  Create your next vocabulary list using the Big Book of Words. Use words from the E or F list.
3. Today we will discuss the two texts that we read last week.

Homework:

1. Work on your vocabulary list #2. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.